Nine New COVID-19 Cases Added In NE Health District On Sunday

Consistent with the pattern from recent weeks, the Department of Public Health Daily Status Report on Sunday listed only nine new cases of COVID-19 in the Northeast Health District, and the report included no new deaths attributable to the disease in the District.

The seven-day rolling average of added cases in the District did increase–from 23.1 on Saturday to 24.1 on Sunday–because the nine new cases in the Sunday report compared with the two new cases reported Sunday a week ago.

The seven-day rolling average of added deaths remained unchanged at 2.4, as no deaths were reported on May 31 as well.

Oconee County was not among the six counties in the 10-county Northeast Health District that added confirmed cases on Sunday. Clarke County added three new cases.

The Georgia Department of Community Health did not issue a Long-Term Care Facility Report on Sunday, but the Georgia Emergency Management Agency released both its Saturday and Sunday Daily Situation Report on Sunday.

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency reported that the number of Critical Care Beds available in area hospitals had increased from 17 on Friday to 20 on Saturday and 26 on Sunday, the highest number since April 26.

For more on the story, with charts showing regional and state data, please go to Oconee County Observations.